The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-05-12
Daily Observations !

Daily Observations
WEENEsDAY.-Mrs Eben Jones diet
last night, after a long season of suffer
ing G. w. Rice took horseback eX
cursion to his old country home to-day.
J. III. Rickman is on the sick list. .... "A
petition is being circulated asking the
Council to order the cows put up.
The Missionary Convention opened VI
tonight, with short addresses by Revs
Cranston and McElfresh. -. Ed. Stern
berger returned from Cincinnati this
morning. -. The doggery has been put
out of the McKitterick building in the
North part of town. The boys will
scarcely permit such den to find lodg-
ment there again. The S. of Y. have
received two dozen new guns. p. O'Mal-
ley is adding new shutters to his house. :.
G. w. Rice's house has been newly paint
ed. Jas. s. Baker is doing the work.
james d. McKitterick will erect several
more new houses near the site of those he
recently put up. Mr.. McKitterick is GER
tainly doing his share toward building
the town up. ..... .Quin Branson has rent
ed the front room over Jones Bros store,
and had door cut through into the Isham
House, intending to use that room as a
part of the hotel -. Pat O'Malley will
soon build on his lots on the Orange Field.
The front of Rice's store building is
to be painted.
THURsDAY.--Thef funeral of Mrs Eben
Jones took place to-day at half past ten,
at the Presbyterian Church. Revs. Ted
ford, Jenkins, Lytle and Rudisill. of Jack
son, and Rev. John w. Evans, of Oak
Hill, were in attendance and assisted in
the services The casket was beautifully
decorated with flowers, making sadden-
ing effect-the bright. blooms set against
the sable cloth of the casket. 1t was
sad procession that filed into the little
church behind that pulseless body. Moth
er dead That message, we can thank
fully say, never comes to mortal ears but
once These dear friends hear it to-day.
We heard it thirty years ago. Others
have heard it at longer or shorter periods.
But it brings the same crushing, hopeless
despair to all, when life seems cut down
in the midst of its usefulness. This weep
ing procession to-day is but repetition
of what is going on from day to day. The
same peremptory knock comes to every
door; the same tender, loving, mothers
heart, must throw aside the cares and
joys of the home life, and obey the sum-
mons. Yet this messenger brings but the
passport across the river. This over
which we weep, is but "a transition state
change from the trials of earth to the |
triumphs of Divine Glory. Mrs. Jones
was a long and patient sufferer. But the
rest, and peace that passeth all under
standing, came. The tired spirit was re-
released and winged its way far beyond |
the trials of earth, and we who are left |
behind can only remember her earnest |
precept, her tender example, and those
christian graces that fitted her for the in
heritanee of the Saints. -. Among the
persons from Oak Hill who were in at
tendance at the funeral to day. were
Thomas L. Hughes, 7. T. Jones, d. L. Ev
ans Gailor) and others. The Jackson
Coal Company has asked damage of the
o. S. Railroad Company for the recent
flood which destroyed some lime and dam
aged some lumber. Quite a number
of new crossings are to be put down, two
of them where they have been so long
needed on Portsmouth street. Several
showers of rain tonight. 49,. Thomas
Jones (North) has been ornamenting his
home property. -. "A large crowd greet
ed DR.. Reid at the M. E. Church tonight.
FRIDAY.-The grade of the track of the
Ohio Southern Railroad will be raised a
little shortly, in the yards at this place.
-. John Crossin has sold his saloon to
MS brother Daniel -. .Kimberling Bros
Are putting up a new awning at their fine
store. -. Trip and Ridenour display a
good-sized hardware store in front of their
business house. ..... Will Price has been
spending couple of days in Wellston.
Vanpelt, Bundy, and other Wellstonians,
ire here to-day. .... Capt. Wasson. of In
Annapolis, has been here for a day OF two.
Squire Scurlock called to-day. He
S on on a Committee on arrangements
for Decoration Day. And the Squire
will do things up right, too. ..... The Sal
Vation Army had an immense crowd to-
night -. The day wound up with a
steady rain, of several hours. -. John
Darling and Winfield Scott, Coalton. and
stephen and Thomas Vaughn, Frar kiln
Valley, were in yesterday, attending the
Convention. "A petition
s out asking for the putting up Of the
lows, and counter-petition is talked of.
t may look hard to compel a poor man to
hut up his cow-but it is equally discour-
lging for man to have from fifty to
hundred dollars worth of property de- ,
troyed in single night by trespassing
;attle. Our experience is that the mis-
;hievous cow always selects the prettiest
rees and shrubbery for destruction, as
oon as she gets through the gate. 1t is I
lot pleasant to spend several weeks time
itting up flower gardens, then get up
ome morning and find cow wading
through them.
SATURDAY.-Dr. Newell, of Mabees, is
n town. -. Our old friend VIM. Parks,
# Mabees, called to-day. -. We met Mr..
Wash Lake on the street. He has become
somewhat crippled up and rheumatic, but
lis greeting is as pleasant and cheerful as
'ver. The good Templars Lodge, organ
zed here week ago-"Purity Lodge
S growing. Let the good work go on....
William Yearian, John w. Campbell,
lewis Mapes, Shep. Stephenson, Andrew !
McMillin, and others from a distance are
n at the G. A. r. meeting tonight. go. {
4 little child of Thomas Rogers is dam
,erously sick with measles. Ed. Cald- .
we'll, of Richmondale, is in town to-day.
"A long beating shower again this ev- t